Environmental Health Perspectives
The Impact of Childhood Cognitively Stimulating Activities on the Association between Prenatal and Early Postnatal Lead Exposure and Later Adulthood Cognitive Function
Abstract Introduction: Early lead exposure is linked to cognitive function in later adulthood. In animal studies, enriched environments appear to protect against adverse effects of lead exposure, but there has been limited exploration in humans. Our objective was to assess whether engagement in cognitively stimulating activities in childhood modifies the association between early lead exposure and later adult cognitive function. Methods: Participants come from the St. Louis Baby Tooth – Later Life Health Study (SLB …